Business

2021-2023 Specification: Edexcel 2017 1BS0

Why Study Business?

GCSE Business is an engaging and inspiring course that reflects the demands of a truly modern and evolving business environment. Most importantly, it is entirely relevant for whatever students go on to study in future and it enables students to develop as commercially minded and enterprising individuals which will help them to succeed in their chosen pathway.

Course Overview

The business course is split into two themes:

Theme 1: Investigating a small business - covers topics such as enterprise and entrepreneurship, spotting a business opportunity, putting a business idea into practice, making the business effective, and understanding external influences on business.

Theme 2: Building a business - covers topics such as growing the business, making marketing decisions, making operational decisions, making financial decisions, and making human resource decisions.

Assessment Details

The course is examined via two written exams both equally weighted.

Who Would Business Suit?

GCSE business would suit any student who has a keen interest in business and wants to develop a deeper knowledge of how businesses operate and what makes a successful business.

Additional Opportunities

Within the business department, there are plenty of opportunities to put theory into practice by getting involved in the enterprise extra-curricular activities. Using the resources in the department, students can put their entrepreneurial skills to work by designing and creating branded products. The Christmas Fair is a big annual event for the school and it presents a great opportunity to test out the feasibility and demand of their products by selling them at the event.

The business department also runs trips to support the delivery of course content. In recent years, we have visited Jaguar Land Rover and the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (Wimbledon).